Mick Inkpen (born 22 December 1952) is a British author and illustrator. He is best known for his creations Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig. Background Inkpen was born on 22 December 1952 in Romford, Essex, England. He was educated at Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park. He is a friend of Nick Butterworth, who also grew up in Romford, and they collaborated on the 1990 book Wonderful Earth. Awards Inkpen has won numerous awards worldwide including The British Book Award for Lullabyhullabaloo and Penguin Small, The Children's Book Award for Threadbear, The Parents and Munch Bunch Play and Learn Award and The Right Start Petit Filous Best Toy Award for Where, Oh Where is Kipper's Bear?. He received the Children's Book Award for the 1991 work Threadbear. Kipper won a BAFTA for best animated children's film in 1998, and Kipper's A to Z won the silver medal in the 2001 Smarties Prize. Selected works What For (1975) Television series Kipper (1997–2001) Wibbly Pig (2009-2010) Furry Tales (TBA) – a collection of Fairy tales using anthropomorphic animals (instead of humans) References Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers. Thomson Gale, 2005. External links Official site IMDB profile Jubilee Books biography 1952 births Living people English children's writers English illustrators People educated at the Royal Liberty Grammar School People from Romford